Kevin Youkilis’ All-Star Red Sox Career

Kevin Youkilis poses for his team photo at spring training in 2003. He batted just .165 in 32 games in Triple-A Pawtucket that year after hitting .327 in Double-A Portland. (Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images)

Youkilis stands at third base during a spring training game in 2004. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

2005 Yankee Stadium

Kevin Youkilis talks with cadets from West Point before a game at Yankee Stadium in 2005. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

2005 On Stage At The Avalon

Kevin Youkilis sings with Johnny Damon, Lenny DiNardo and Bronson Arroyo at a party for Arroyo's CD release. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

2006 At Fenway Park

David Ortiz jokes with Kevin Youkilis before a game at Fenway Park in 2006. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

2007 ALDS Game 3

Kevin Youkilis celebrates at the plate after Manny Ramirez hit a walk-off homer to win the 2007 ALDS for the Red Sox. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

2007 ALCS Game 5

Kevin Youkilis celebrates his home run with Manny Ramirez in Game 5 of the ALCS. The Sox entered the game down 3-1 in the series, but Youkilis' homer in the second at-bat of the game gave them an early lead. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

2007 ALCS Game 6

Kevin Youkilis celebrates J.D. Drew's grand slam in Game 6 of the 2007 ALCS against the Cleveland Indians. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

2007 World Series Game 1

Kevin Youkilis slides home safely in the second inning of Game 1 of the 2007 World Series. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

2007 World Series Game 2

Kevin Youkilis tags out Matt Holliday on a Jonathan Paplebon pickoff in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the 2007 World Series. Holliday represented the tying run but instead turned into the final out of the inning. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

2007 World Series Game 4

Kevin Youkilis celebrates with Red Sox teammates after they won the 2007 World Series. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

2007 World Series Parade

Kevin Youkilis celebrates the 2007 World Series title during the team's parade through Boston. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

during the Boston Red Sox World Series Victory Celebration on October 30, 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts

2008 Season Opener In Japan

Kevin Youkilis warms up before a game against the Oakland A's in Tokyo to begin the 2008 season. (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

2008 World Series Ring Presentation

Kevin Youkilis, alongside Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell, accepts his 2007 World Series ring during a pregame celebration in April 2008. Photo by Brian Snyder-Pool/Getty Images)

2008 MLB All-Star Game

Kevin Youkilis talks with manager Terry Francona on the field at Yankee Stadium during batting practice of the 2008 MLB All-Star Game. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

2008 Playoff Clincher

Kevin Youkilis celebrates with fans after the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth with a September win over Cleveland. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

2008 ALCS Game 3

Kevin Youkilis stands on the field before the Red Sox host the Rays in Game 3 of the 2008 ALCS. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

2008 ALCS Game 5

Kevin Youkilis celebrates at the plate after scoring the winning run in Game 5 of the 2008 ALCS. The Sox trailed 7-0 in the seventh inning but rallied to win in the ninth on a walk-off single by J.D. Drew. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

2009 World Baseball Classic

Kevin Youkilis greets new teammate Derek Jeter and the more familiar Dustin Pedroia prior to a game in the World Baseball Classic in March 2009. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

2011 In Anaheim

One thing that never changed about Kevin Youkilis during his career was his unique batting stance. It worked for him -- he hit .287 with 133 home runs in his career in Boston. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

2012 For Fenway Farewell

The fans knew their time with Kevin Youkilis was running out, so they gave him a standing ovation for his first at-bat against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, June 24, 2012. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

2012 For Fenway Farewell

Kevin Youkilis acknowledges the Fenway Park crowd after being taken out of the game for a pinch runner in the seventh inning. It was his final time on the field as a member of the Red Sox. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

2012 For Fenway Farewell

Kevin Youkilis steps out of the dugout for one last farewell to Fenway Park fans. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)